{"product_id":"why-plato-wrote-paperback","title":"Why Plato Wrote - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanielle S. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Plato Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e argues that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers accessible discussions of Plato's philosophy of language and political theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Plato Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to be published in the prestigious Blackwell Bristol Lecture Series in Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. In this thought-provoking text Danielle Allen eloquently argues that Plato wrote to change Athenian culture and thereby transform Athenian politics. She makes the case that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllen contends that the roles of philosopher and message man were not mutually exclusive, and that Plato's pursuit of language as a vehicle for affecting cultural norms was grounded in his philosophy of language. \u003ci\u003eWhy Plato Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid and engaging commentary on Plato's philosophy of language and its relation to his political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanielle S. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is UPS Foundation Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eTalking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship Since Brown vs. the Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721406910527,"sku":"9781118454398","price":74.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b1b260940c35f3e7cfc6b832aa2634c2.webp?v=1765092255","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/why-plato-wrote-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}